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Tompkins Wake is a leading New Zealand law firm recognised as the Mid-Sized Law Firm of the Year for 2019, 2020 and 2021 at the New Zealand Law Awards. With nearly 100 years of history, the firm operates from offices in Hamilton, Auckland, Tauranga and Rotorua, providing comprehensive legal services across New Zealand. The firm is powered by the collective knowledge and experience of its team of experts, working together as one team to deliver solutions to complex and sophisticated challenges.

The firm specialises in a broad range of practice areas including corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, property and real estate, dispute resolution and litigation, employment law, environmental and resource management, banking and finance, and private client services. Tompkins Wake serves clients across diverse industries including agribusiness, construction, energy, technology, healthcare, education, and local government. The firm has particular expertise in Māori business matters, providing commercial legal advice to whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori landowners and businesses.

Tompkins Wake is recognised globally for the quality and impact of its work, with multiple lawyers acknowledged as recommended practitioners in The Legal 500 for Asia Pacific. The firm's innovative approach to legal service delivery includes VirtualGC, a modern concept that provides clients with on-demand access to the firm's entire team of lawyers, delivering cost-effective and high-quality legal services with predictable costs and strategic perspective.

4
locations
102
lawyers
31
partners
1478+ years
of combined experience
15+ years
of experience on average per lawyer
Lawyers admitted to the following courts:
  • Wellington High Court
  • Tauranga High Court
  • Hamilton High Court
  • Auckland High Court
  • Christchurch High Court
  • Napier High Court
  • Dunedin High Court
  • Rotorua High Court
  • New Zealand High Court
  • Whangarei High Court
Can provide Legal Aid in the following cases:
  • Civil
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Practices In:

Māori & Indigenous Law

They specialise in:
  • Iwi / Hapū Representation

Environmental & Planning Law

They specialise in:
  • Resource Management
  • Local Council Matters

Business Law

They specialise in:
  • Commercial
  • Commercial Property
  • Company Formation
  • Contract
  • Franchise
  • Joint Venture
  • Partnership
  • Purchase of Business
  • Sale of Business
  • Trusts

Corporate & Compliance Law

They specialise in:
  • Charities
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Advisory
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Immigration Law

They specialise in:
  • Citizenship
  • Residency
  • Visa

Property Law

They specialise in:
  • Commercial Property
  • Conveyancing
  • Lease
  • Purchase
  • Refinancing
  • Sale
  • Subdivision

Employment Law

They specialise in:
  • Unfair Dismissal

Office Locations:

Hamilton

Westpac House Level 8/430 Victoria Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204

Auckland

Tompkins Wake, Level 17, Shortland & Fort Building, 88 Shortland Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010

Rotorua

1105 Arawa Street, Rotorua 3010

Tauranga

108 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110

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